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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Baikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ello Mate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ivan Baikov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Baikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ello Mate!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baikov clinches up with Mate and pushes him back against the cage.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Mate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Baikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mate blocks it with crossed arms.
Baikov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mate's defenses.
It looks like Ello Mate has been cut.
Baikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baikov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baikov's defenses.
It looks like Ivan Baikov has been cut.
A hook to the body from Baikov.
Baikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mate's defenses.
Baikov misses with a knee to the head.
Baikov tries a knee to the head but Mate blocks it.
Baikov misses with a knee strike.
Baikov prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mate tries to stall but Baikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baikov.
Baikov misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mate manages to break the clinch.
Mate moves out of range of the strikes.
Baikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivan Baikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ello Mate.
Mate clinches.
Baikov lands with a right to the head.
Baikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mate is stalling here.
Mate pulls Baikov into guard.
Mate keeping moving, preventing Baikov from controlling successfully.
Baikov stopping the sweep attempt from Mate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baikov prevents Mate from getting back to his feet.
Mate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mate being controlled here, momentarily.
Mate wants to sweep here but Baikov controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mate forces Baikov back against the cage and clinches.
Mate has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Baikov is trying to keep an underhook but Mate manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Baikov is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mate working the head and body with strikes.
Baikov trying to control but Mate postures up.
Mate looks to land a strike but Baikov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mate postures up.
Baikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baikov throws a leg kick
and Mate counters by moving into the clinch.
Mate looking for a takedown.
Mate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baikov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Baikov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mate is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Baikov to the mat. Baikov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mate postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mate trying to control the position from guard on top but Baikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baikov is keeping the position for now.
Mate wants to control from the top but Baikov keeps moving.
Baikov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ello Mate dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baikov shoots and misses
and Mate counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Baikov wants to improve his position but Mate is controlling well.
Baikov trying to control but Mate postures up.
Mate trying to control the action but Baikov is working from the bottom.
Mate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baikov taking some punishment here, with Mate in his half guard.
Mate throwing shots but Baikov is blocking nicely.
Baikov has his hands clasped together around Mate's back. He's all about the action.
Baikov trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baikov is controlling Mate's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mate has managed to clinch.
Mate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baikov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mate breaks the clinch.
Baikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Baikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baikov as he jumps to the side.
Mate fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivan Baikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ello Mate.
Baikov throws a head kick but Mate moves out of range.
Baikov looks to throw a body kick
and Mate counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baikov won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baikov tries to control but Mate manages to take his back.
Mate working for a choke but Baikov is defending well.
Mate has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Baikov.
Mate wants to control the position but Baikov frees himself and scrambles - Mate manages to regain control in side control.
Baikov striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Mate working away.
Mate trying to control the action but Baikov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Baikov but he's now mounted!
Mate lands a heavy elbow.
Baikov tries to hold on but Mate postures up.
Mate lands a nice shot to the head.
Mate blocks Baikov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mate breaks from Baikov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mate landing strikes from the mount and Baikov is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mate moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Baikov has worked his arm free - good work by Baikov!
Baikov regains half guard, as Mate was trying to land strikes.
Mate is thwarting Baikov's attempts to control the position.
Baikov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ello Mate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baikov misses with a takedown
and Mate counters with a takedown into side control.
Mate working away.
Mate in side control, throwing shots but Baikov defends.
Mate decides to stand back up. Mate steps back and let's Baikov get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mate counters with a single leg into guard. Baikov didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baikov is on top in guard.
Baikov trying to control but Mate is working from the bottom.
Mate is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mate has an active guard here but Baikov has managed to pass into half guard.
Baikov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ivan Baikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Baikov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Baikov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mate defending well though.
Baikov trying to control from Mate's half guard. Mate has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mate is trying to keep Baikov in close.
Mate will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Baikov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mate has an active guard here but Baikov has managed to pass into half guard.
Mate is trying to get back to full guard.
Baikov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mate tries to get to full guard but Baikov has control of the leg.
Baikov misses with a head shot. Mate uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mate is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Baikov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baikov is one step ahead there.
Baikov wants to control from the top but Mate keeps moving.
Ello Mate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ello Mate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ello Mate!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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